PRINTER'S NO. 1790
No. 173 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, PETTIT, FICHTER, BUNT, LEDERER, McNAUGHTON, MANDERINO, READSHAW, MARKOSEK, BEBKO-JONES, BUXTON, BAKER, BELARDI, RUBLEY, SERAFINI, ITKIN, THOMAS, DONATUCCI, BOSCOLA, ROBINSON, B. SMITH, DiGIROLAMO, HENNESSEY, PISTELLA, STABACK, CAPPABIANCA, TRUE, C. WILLIAMS, GIGLIOTTI, MELIO, LESCOVITZ, HALUSKA AND WOJNAROSKI, MAY 12, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 12, 1997
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring May 12 through 16, 1997, as "Try Transit Week" in 2 Pennsylvania; and encouraging all citizens to examine their 3 personal travel choices and to commute via transit or share 4 the ride. 5 WHEREAS, Increased public investment in transit services 6 provides the potential to create jobs and enhance business 7 prosperity; and 8 WHEREAS, Public transportation is vital to the quality of 9 life and economic well-being of the citizens of this 10 Commonwealth; and 11 WHEREAS, Workers, schoolchildren, senior citizens, people 12 with disabilities and those unable to afford an automobile use 13 public transportation to gain access to jobs, schools, medical 14 facilities and other fundamental services; and 15 WHEREAS, The nation, our communities and our citizens face 16 the risks to health and the environment that are brought on by
1 automobile exhaust emissions; and 2 WHEREAS, Traffic congestion which wastes productive time can 3 be alleviated through the increased availability and use of 4 public transportation and other forms of high-occupancy, shared- 5 ride services; and 6 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association, 7 the American Public Transit Association, the American 8 Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the 9 Association for Commuter Transportation, the National League of 10 Cities, America's Coalition for Transit NOW, the Association of 11 Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Citizen Action, the Surface 12 Transportation Policy Project and the United States Conference 13 of Mayors have declared May 12 through 16, 1997, to be "Try 14 Transit Week" and have called upon all citizens to join in a 15 nationwide effort to promote transit's benefits, honor transit 16 employees and encourage new riders; therefore be it 17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare May 12 18 through 16, 1997, as "Try Transit Week" in Pennsylvania and 19 encourage all citizens to examine their personal travel choices 20 and to commute via transit or share the ride. E7L82DMS/19970H0173R1790 - 2 -